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News Roundup: Page 307
Health
University of Hawaii Closing State’s Only Public Hyperbaric Treatment Center
KAIULA-KONA, Hawaii — Hawaii’s only means of treatment for divers with decompression sickness is remaining closed through November. The University of Hawaii at Manoa announced Oct. 20 that its public hyperbaric treatment center is closed due to “unforeseen circumstances,” West Hawaii Today reported. Decompression sickness, also known as the bends, is the result of gases […]
African-American
College of Charleston Probing ‘Racially Insensitive’ Halloween Costumes
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A South Carolina college is investigating social media posts that appear to show students in “racially insensitive” Halloween costumes, the school’s president said. College of Charleston President Glenn McConnell says in a statement that the school’s Division of Student Affairs and Department of Public Safety are probing whether students violated the code […]
Students
21 NY College Students Charged with Hazing Frat Pledges
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Twenty-one students at a New York college have been charged with hazing fraternity pledges by making them drink alcohol, forcing them to eat food off the floor, and vomiting and urinating on them. State University of New York at Plattsburgh authorities say campus police were told in late September that pledges to […]
Students
Professor Investigated for Sharp Responses to Muslim Student
CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati is reviewing a music professor’s sharp responses to a Middle Eastern Muslim student who wrote in a class assignment that Donald Trump’s presidency negatively affected her family. Assistant professor Clifford Adams’ written replies on the assignment included: “Review this list of Islamic terrorist attacks and then tell me about […]
Students
Western Kentucky University Regents Approve Diversity Plan
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Western Kentucky University regents have approved a five-year plan to promote diversity, equity and inclusion on the Bowling Green campus. WKU President Timothy C. Caboni says the plan demonstrates the school’s willingness to create a culture where everyone can flourish. Lynne Holland, WKU’s dean of students, says the plan focuses on […]
Students
Strayer to Acquire Capella Education in $1.9B Deal
HERNDON, Va. — Strayer Education is tying up with Capella Education in a deal worth about $1.9 billion under an administration that looks much more favorably at non-profit schools that had come under a harsher spotlight in recent years. The two schools, however, stood out from others mired in inquiries about students left with large […]
News Roundup
AP Sources: Education Dept. Could Scale Back Help on Loans
WASHINGTON — The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, according to department officials, abandoning the Obama administration’s policy of erasing that debt. Under President Barack Obama, tens of thousands of students deceived by now-defunct for-profit schools had over $550 million in such loans canceled. But President […]
Students
Audit: $164K Misused by Former Cashiers at Grambling State
MONROE, La. — Three former cashiers at Grambling State University are accused of improperly increasing campus spending account balances by $164,000 for 35 students, including two of the ex-workers. Those are among the findings in an audit released Monday by Louisiana Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera’s office, which said the actions may have violated state and […]
Students
2 Penn State Frats Lose Recognition After Rules Violations
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Two fraternities have lost their recognition after what Pennsylvania State University describes as “several violations of university rules.” University officials said Saturday that Delta Upsilon has lost its recognition until the end of the spring semester. They say that Pi Lambda Phi won’t be recognized until the end of 2019. The […]
News Roundup
Students Encouraged To Skip Sombreros, Blackface On Halloween
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Universities are urging students in search of an attention-grabbing costume this Halloween to pass on sombreros, Native American headdresses and blackface. Those are some of the costumes grabbing the attention of university administrators who are increasingly concerned that certain costumes are becoming flashpoints in campus debates over race and culture. While […]
News Roundup
DeVos May Only Partly Wipe Away Some Student Loans
WASHINGTON – The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit-colleges, the Associated Press has learned, abandoning the Obama administration’s policy of fully erasing that debt. Under President Barack Obama, tens of thousands of students deceived by now-defunct for-profit schools had over $550 million in such loans canceled completely. […]
News Roundup
Q&A: Why Wiping of Georgia Elections Server at Kennesaw State Matters
Election reform activists sued Georgia officials on July 3 demanding its highly questioned statewide elections system be immediately retired. Four days later, technicians at Kennesaw State University, which administers the state’s elections, destroyed a key piece of evidence — wiping clean an elections management server. The server, holding data on Georgia’s 6.7 million voters and […]
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